Lighting fixture



March 29, 1932. F. E. TALIAFERRO LIGHTING FIXTURE v Filed June 6, 1929 v flde i' ail? Talc'aferro a lnthe accompanying drawings in which v pailitefil, etfil d,

Patente idg Ma 29 1932 i V i k V n warren srr Ares 4 i i I -F1'iOYDE TALIAFEBR; or mreeerazaTsimmea i V LIGHTING nrx'r-tmn I v Application filed. June 6, 1a2a= Isms-gmama a Y My inventionrelates a new and useful tal-fiportion lO hth rough the vertical lighting fixture particularly adapted for use screw-threadedstein {11 0f thepi b a k t as illuminated signs. 12 is adapted to extend} My invention relates more particularly to Aipair o-fiopposed threaderlfiiuts, B and a new and useful illuminated sign construc lt-arethreadedon the verticalgthreaded per-1 5,5 g

tion, including an annular metallic housing tionwabove-and bel owthe upperhorizonor rim in which a pair, of transparent or] tal and central port on lg the k 5, translucent or partially opaque glass discs therebyfirmlysecunng andsupportingsaid are mounted, carrying the suitable signs yoke, on:.thejpipe'bracketr v 16 thereon, and between whicha source oflight' limmediatelybelow the yoke 5 a0 r is disposed. I heiiiiiergsuriace pi themailman-cylindrical I My invention further relates to a novel body4,.a;re.1nf0 C1Qgr platg 15, 1

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construction inan illuminatedsign of the which may lgeg gec rth ikz t i above type, whereby a more durable and less tendingthrouglh th W lk gf ft hg bgdy d v V 15 fragile deviceis produced and whereby the alsorthronghthe pqrtionsfiand aoi th k 65, I maintenance of such-sign will begreatly 5. A lock nut '17 may be threaded onl the' facilitated Q 7' rtleal I thread d po tion o v= -fpip I For the purpose of illustrating rmy-inveir bracket,l2,immefiatelyibeneath andin l ttion I have shown in the accompanying tingJ elati mt -thg, mi m g 1 15 l v in drawings one-form thereofwhichis at pres- 1 Anysuitable cpn cm h l k t 1 entpreferred by me, since the same has been i g' p gvid fi p ithe lgwer rtepminxalx O h 'foun d in practic'eito give satisfactory and SGIW iE-h-Feafle pgrjgignll ft h i' b k t reliable results, although it is to be under- 12, within lwhich sge ket a it bl m nstood vthat the variousinstrumentalitiesof deseent lampils) fmay,b&;p1f ;i-ded I vj I which my invention consists can be variously The two circularitiiaces of the illuminated Y arranged and organized and-that 'myinvensign, are made. f gh t p d glass I tion is not limited to the precise arrangedisesflpandziirespectively whi h ment and organization; of the instrumentalieither flat, curved or lens-shaped,-alnd maybe ties as herein shown andde'scribed. 'PEOY'ldfidflWl tllgfiI ly .suitable sign or display a h led-0 v 'Qth riv se;i r 8? like reference characters indicate like parts: vided thereongirlie glas dig 2 1 .1 Y Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal mounted inafixedrim Or 9mm vner section of my novel illuminated-sign taken neatly secnred to e bqdya fqrm d in. s 1 y f g d t rallysherewini, zit-be ins discj as .is' ing a general side elevation of the device. mounted. inlandvcarried vbya movable 'olr- Figure2 represents a Y Vl i' an hingedrimQ35-whichfits overzaindcoacts-with end 9 e g f y DOYBI lllummatefl slgnthe periphery ofzthe bodyit. "Oingt-opoitheg r F1gure3represents as de elevat on, on a becry-astationafyihihgemembepfgli isfiplro; m reducedscalea vided,,carrying'a horizontal pintle 25. On r 0 M novel construction 1n an lllum nate topiofthe i gg r9 9 hinge sign ncludes a generally annular aid cyl n-- member 6 Prcvidaylwhichiis p def ducal shaped body 0 any l e i 'tachably to enga e the pintle2 5 soasto prosheet metal (preferably bronze oi the line) c 7 v de a detachable hlIlgQCl:COILIIGCtlOl'LbQjSWGBI]. to the upper part of which the supporting th, 23 did bfl '24 r r r yoke 5 is secured, in a manner shown particu- P -m l V a f 7 an in Figures l and 2, The yoke 5'niay' erml$ ;lT l ny fi filfil glee 29, 7 be formed of a band or strip of metal having ,f 13 adapted 9 pr i qa L Z SPQ a the. two legs 6and'7', whichare secured to nsens ive 231 1 l b fit m-9ft if m 5 the annular bodyeatthe points 8 and .9, a dm o eg ls ng ape tureimthe body or 5g and which includes an upper central horizon,-

hereby the'rim2i maybelocked g to the housing. The spring leaf 29 is secured to the rim 23.

A series of ventilating holes 30 are provided through the top of the housing, be- 5 neath the yoke 5. A corresponding series of vent holes 31 are provided in the bottom of the housing. 7 The advantage of my novel construction is that a more durable and serviceable illumi- 10 nated sign may be provided, which will withstand any unusual strain and which may be serviced more readily by merely removing one of the glass faces of the sign. Thus the cost of maintenance is also greatly reduced over the conventional all-glass illuminated signs, since the cost of replacing a broken glass plate is considerably less than the cost of an all-glass fixture.

Due to the provision of the series of superimposed-vent holes at the top and bottom of the housing, a constant cooling air draft is maintained through the interior of the sign, thereby preventing overheating of the glass plates and the resultant deterioration of the coloring thereon. The top vent holes ares'hielded from rain or the like by the upper yoke member 5, so that a dry air draft may be maintained through the sign and so that the formation of corrosive and deteriorating steam vapors Within the sign is entirely eliminated.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiments to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate 40 the scope of the invention. 1

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a'device of the character stated, an.

annular metallic housing having a pair of opposed glass plates mounted therein, one in a detachable manner, a supporting yoke secured to the top of said housing, and a bracket extending through said yoke and said housing for carrying an electric light.

2. In a device of the character stated, an annular metallic housing having a pair of opposed glass plates mounted therein, one in a detachable manner, a supporting yoke secured tothe top of said housing, a bracket extending through said yoke and said housing, for carrying an electric light, juxtaposed vent holes in the bottom of the housing and in the top of the housing, and means for shielding said vent holes against rain and the like so as to admit a generally dry draft of air through said vent holes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of May, 1929. FLOYD E. TALIAFERRO. 

